Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gъrdlica

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *gъrdlo +‎ *-ica.

Noun

*gъrdlica f

  1. turtle dove (bird)

Inflection

Declension of *gъrdlica (soft a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *gъrdlica *gъrdlici *gъrdlicę̇
genitive *gъrdlicę̇ *gъrdlicu *gъrdlicь
dative *gъrdlici *gъrdlicama *gъrdlicamъ
accusative *gъrdlicǫ *gъrdlici *gъrdlicę̇
instrumental *gъrdlicejǫ, *gъrdlicǫ** *gъrdlicama *gъrdlicami
locative *gъrdlici *gъrdlicu *gъrdlicasъ, *gъrdlicaxъ*
vocative *gъrdlice *gъrdlici *gъrdlicę̇

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: гърлица (gŭrlica)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: hrdlice
    • Old Polish: gardlica, garlica
      • ⇒ Polish: garliczka
    • ⇒ Slovak: hrdlička

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*gъrdlica”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 203
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “го́рлица”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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